Two piece bow tie

ABSTRACT

A HAND TIED, PRE-TIED BOW TIE OF NOVEL TWO PIECE CONSTRUCTION. ONE PIECE HAS A FOLDED OVER BUTTERFLY-BOW SHAPED END AND AN ADJUSTABLE SIZE BAND WITH ENGAGING MEANS AT THE OTHER END. THE SECOND PIECE ALSO HAS A FOLDED OVER BUTTERFLY SHAPED BOW AT ONE END AND HAS ENGAGING MEANS AT THE OTHER END. FORMING THE BOW TIE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY JOINING THE ENGAGING MEANS OF BOTH   PIECES AROUND A SUITABLE SUPPORT AND THEN TYING THE BOW BY LOOPING THE FIRST NAMED PIECE ABOUT THE SECOND NAMED PIECE FOLLOWED BY TIGHTENING THE BOW. DISENGAGING THE ENGAGING MEANS AND REMOVAL FROM THE SUPPORT PROVIDES A HAND-TIED, PRE-TIED BOW TIE IN READY TO WEAR FORM.

June 8, 1971 5 SHERMAN 3,582,994

TWO PIECE BOW TIE Filed DEC. 15, 1969 lNVl-IN'I (IR SHERMAN F1613 WM AT TORNE Y SOL United States Patent Oflice 3,582,994 Patented June 8, 1971 3,582,994 TWO PIECE BOW TIE Sol Sherman, 2200 Central Road, Fort Lee, NJ. 07024 Filed Dec. 15, 1969, Ser. No. 885,204 Int. Cl. A43d 25/08 US. Cl. 2-154 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A hand tied, pre-tied bow tie of novel two piece construction. One piece has a folded over butterfly-bow shaped end and an adjustable size band with engaging means at the other end. The second piece also has a folded over butterfly shaped bow at one end and has engaging means at the other end. Forming the bow tie is accomplished by joining the engaging means of both pieces around a suitable support and then tying the bow by looping the first named piece about the second named piece followed by tightening the bow. Disengaging the engaging means and removal from the support provides a hand-tied, pretied bow tie in ready to wear form.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The bow tie aside from brief periods of fashion fadishness has not been able to achieve widespread and lasting popularity with the general male consumer population. One basic problem that is a causative factor in this lack of acceptance is the fact that a great majority of prospective bow tie users do not know how to properly tie a bow tie. This deficiency of knowledge was recognized by the art and the proposed solution was the development of ready made clipon bow ties. While the convenience of such bow ties was unquestioned there was a series esthetic drawback in that these ties had a fiat machine made look. The art Was unable to satisfy the consumers desire for a handtied looking bow tie that Was also readily made and easily put on.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a handtied, pre-tied bow tie of novel two piece construction. The bow tie of this invention is adaptable to ready pre-tying using a suitable support. When removed from the support after tying, the present bow tie is in a form allowing easy application about the neck of the ultimate user.

The resultant bow tie prepared in accordance with the present invention is identical in appearance with a properly hand tied bow tie.

For better understanding of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the two shaped tie pieces showing the manner of folding of each piece; both pieces are in respective position preparatory to initiating the tying procedure.

FIG. 2 is an elevational frontal view of an intermediate stage in the tying procedure with both tie pieces already joined by a partial knot.

FIG. 3 is an elevated frontal view of the final bow tie configuration in ready to wear form.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, in FIG. 1 the two tie pieces designated 10 and 20 relative are depicted in proper relative conformation prior to tying. The tie pieces are formed of any usual decorative fabric or textile material and may be of conventional construction such as a flattened tube formation with a fabric lining inside the tubular body to provide some structural support.

Tie piece 10, which in a preferred embodiment is the shorter of the two, has a shaped butterfly bow section 11 at one end. It is folded along line 12 at approximately the zone where the broad bow section narrows gradually into neck area 15. The tie piece 10 has a narrow band section which terminates at its second end with engaging means 14.

Any securing device well known in the art can be utilized as a suitable engaging means. Examples of engaging means useful in the bow ties of the present invention include hooks, buttons, snaps, clasps and the like. In a preferred embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 the engaging means comprises a hook member.

It should be noted that the butterfly bow section 11 is folded under the remainder of tie piece 10. This configuration is maintained by utilizing securing means 13 to hold both folded portions together. Suitable securing means include, for example, stitches, pins, adhesives, snaps and the like. Stitches represented a preferred securing means.

The second tie piece 20 is folded over along line 22 so that butterfly bow section 19 at one end of the second tie piece is on the top side. In a preferred embodiment, the second tie piece is of longer overall construction than said first tie piece.

Securing means 21 serves to maintain the desired fold configuration for the second tie piece. The second tie piece 20 has neck area 23 on the reverse fold which narrows slowly from the bow section to the narrow band section terminating at the second end of the second tie piece in engaging receiver means 16. The engaging receiver means can consist of any suitable member for disengagingly attaching to engaging means 14 of the first tie piece. Suitable engaging receiver means for the purpose of this invention include hook engaging rings, button holes and snaps among others. The embodiment indicated in FIG. 1 depicts a hook engaging means which is in a relative position with tie piece 10 as to be disengageably engageable with hook member 14 thereon.

Tie piece 20 is further characterized in having, in an optional embodiment, a band length adjustment means 17 located adjacent to the second end. Such band length means can be selected from conventionally employed devices for that purpose including for example band loop and slidable buckle, elastic bands and the like. In the embodiment depicted in the subject figure, buckle 17 is provided. The end portion of tie piece 20 passes slidably through the buckle, about the engaging receiver means and then behind the tie piece to form a loop section 18 which is attached to the back side of buckle 17. As the buckle is moved along the band of tie piece 20 the band size is either increased or decreased depending on the direction of movement. In this manner the final bow tie can be adjusted to any desired size thus allowing its use by men of varying neck size. If desired, a calibrated size indicator label (not shown in the drawing) can be installed on the reverse side of the band which label will register with the buckle and thus show the actual neck size at each position.

In order to initiate the tying process it is most desirable to first engage means 14 and 16 with the two tie pieces being in the relative positions depicted in FIG. 1 i.e., with tie piece 10 having the bow section 11 folded down and tie piece 20 having bow section 19 folded up.

The joined tie pieces are then preferably wrapped around a suitably shaped support member most preferably a cylindrically or neck shaped support. In the first tying step tie piece 20 is brought under and behind tie piece 10 and finally over and in front of the latter tie piece to form a knot loop. This procedure is repeated except on the second over step, tie piece 20 is brought onto the center portion of bow section 11 of tie piece 10. At this point the two pieces are in the respective positions depicted in FIG. 2 which represents a midpoint tying position. It is to be noted that at this point fold 22 of tie piece 20 is pointing down while fold 12 of tie piece is pointing to the operators right.

Final preparation of the bow tie is accomplished by folding tie piece 20 under bow section 15 and then up the back side of bow section 15 and through the knot loop previously described. Bow section 19 is then folded back against bow section 15 and the tie formed by pulling out both band sections of tie pieces 10 and 20. In the final bow tie conformation depicted in FIG. 3 fold 22 of tie piece is on the opposite side of fold 12 of tie piece 10.

By proceeding in the manner described above one is able to obtain a pretied, hand tied looking bow tie of attractive appearance. The resulting bow tie can be put on by the user by merely drawing both end bands about the neck and then joining engaging means 14 with engaging receiving means 16.

I claim:

1. A two piece bow tie comprising the following in combination:

(A) a first tie piece having a first and a second end, said first end being shaped in the form of a butterfly bow which is folded under the remainder of said tie piece and is maintained in its position by securing means, said second end comprising a narrow band section terminating with engaging means; and

(B) a second tie piece having a first and a second end,

said first end being shaped in the form of a butterfly bow which is folded over the remainder of said tie piece and is maintained in its position by securing means, said second end comprising a narrow band section terminating with engaging receiver means.

2. The bow tie of claim 1 wherein said second tie piece is longer than said first tie piece.

3. The bow tie of claim 1 wherein said second tie piece contains band length adjustment means internally adjacent to said second end.

4. The bow tie of claim 3 wherein said band length adjustment means consists of a band loop and slidable buckle.

5. The bow tie of claim 1 wherein said engaging means is a hook member and said engaging receiving means is a hook engaging ring.

6. The bow tie of claim 1 wherein said second tie piece is knotted about said first tie piece wherein the butterfly bow section of said first tie piece forms the front portion of said bow tie and the butterfly bow section of said second tie piece forms the back portion of said bow tie.

7. The bow tie of claim 6 wherein said second tie piece is knotted about said first tie piece by bringing said second tie piece under and behind said first tie piece and then over and in front of said tie piece thereby forming a knot loop, then passing said tie piece under and behind said first tie piece and through said knot loop and finally pulling both band sections of said first and second tie pieces.

8. A two piece tie comprising in combination:

(a) A first tie piece having a first shaped end which is folded under the remainder of said tie piece and is maintained in its position by securing means and a second end comprising a narrow band section terminating with engaging means; and

(b) A second tie piece having a first shaped end which is folded over the remainder of said tie piece and is maintained in its position by securing means and a second end comprising a narrow band section terminating with engaging receiver means.

9. The tie of claim 8 wherein said second tie piece is longer than said first tie piece, said second tie piece contains band length adjustment means internally adjacent to said second end, said engaging means is a hook member and said engaging means is a hook engaging ring.

10. The tie of claim 8 wherein said second tie piece is knotted about said first tie piece wherein said shaped end of said first tie piece forms the front portion of said tie and the shaped end of said second tie piece forms the back portion of said tie.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,376,259 5/1945 Lewis 2-151 2,448,307 8/1931 Greenberg 2-151 2,625,687 1/1953 Sherman 2-l51 PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner 

